A prayer for the Baptism of our Lord Sunday, based on Isaiah 42 and Matthew 3
Spirit-bathed Christ,
you have summoned us to join you in your holy work.
You are present in our neighbourhood,
setting free those who have been bruised
by hurt or sorrow or sin.
You are present in our city,
noticing those whom others regard as
small and insignificant.
You are present,
setting things right.
This is good and holy work
you have given us to do.
Summon us again —
from our pre-occupation with petty issues;
from our fear that we don’t have the resources we need
to be your people here
in this time and in this place;
from our blindness to your glory
all around us.
Open our hearts and ears
so that we hear again
the voice from heaven that calls us,
“Beloved”
“My delight”.
Bathe us in those healing words.
Let them fill our life together —
Full and overflowing
till we become a stream of love and mercy
in this neighbourhood,
in this city,
in this place
and in this time.
We offer ourselves
in the name of Jesus,
the one whose servanthood has saved us. Amen.
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